So let me just get down to the nitty gritty. My boyfriend and I have sex A LOT. And, when it's that "time of the month," we still manage to do third base stuff. I've been taking a summer class to keep myself busy and I was supposed to be studying for my midterm so I didn't get to see him for a whole week. By Day 2, I had become quite antsy and unable to sleep or study--wanting to rearrange my room and clean everything, even though nothing needed to be cleaned. Soon after, I found myself baking cupcakes and sitting there making intricate designs. I continued to have this overwhelming need to clean and fix things around the house. Once I ran out of things to clean and fix and bake, I turned to cooking. I spent 2 hours straight cooking everything in my fridge and I wasn't even hungry--at all. By that point, I was going crazy and I still didn't know what was wrong with me. I even got to the point where I started drawing, but once I got distracted from that, I was unmotivated to start again. 

Then, as I was texting with one of my friends, it finally clicked. I was having sex withdrawals. Around that same time, I was still complaining to my boyfriend that I couldn't stay still, but I hadn't said anything about my theory, and he was like, "yeah, you're having withdrawals." The thing was, it didn't even occur to me that I was missing it. But then I realized that, since it was the summertime and we had so much extra time on our hands, we started doing it more frequently and I guess I had gotten used to the pattern. 

I never thought I would be such a sex fiend, but apparently I'm addicted. I've heard other people tell stories of people who needed to have sex to function and I used to think it was hilarious and crazy, but I guess because I'm with someone I have amazing sexual chemistry with (not to mention he treats me remarkably and we're compatible on so many other levels) I've become one of those people. So has anyone else suffered from sex withdrawal or heard about it and thought it was bologna? 

When two people begin dating, of course they want to spend as much as possible with each other and if they're not with each other, then they're using technology to stay in touch. My roommate would nag at me when I would spend all my time texting the guy I was "talking" to, always calling me out for being rude and not being completely "there." Now, it appears that it might have been jealousy or some thing along those lines.

My dear roommate has recently started dating this guy who was our mutual friend for a few months. They began talking more often and progressively started  texting and hanging out quite often. By this time, I had cut down with the excessive texting by a lot, while her's grew. Of course I never called her out on it because I understand how it is when you're dating someone. However, it's gone way beyond excessive texting. It's excessive EVERYTHING.
They spend every free second with each other. He's over here all the time. Every time I turn around, he's here. I would say the only time he goes home is to shower, but he doesn't even do that anymore. I see him ten times more than I see the guy I'm dating.

I just find it ironic how she pestered me so much and now she's a lot worse than me. Today, she told me she was jealous of one of his close girl friends, who is also a friend of ours. Once I told her that she shouldn't even worry because he focuses all his time and attention on her, she said it still wasn't enough.

I understand the implications that are required in a new relationship, but, at a certain point, you have to wonder when does it become too much? I know I'm not the best with being in a fully-committed relationship and I may not understand why so many couples find it necessary to spend every second of everyday with each other, so this is why I turn to the Datingish community. Do you agree that there is a limit to how much time you spend in a new relationship or do you think "love," for lack of a better term, has no bounds?